Public debt skyrockets
JAMAICA'S PUBLIC debt has ratcheted up to $572.7 billion as at the end of December, 2002, surpassing the Ministry of Finance's own projections of the country's total indebtedness to the end of the current fiscal year.

Guardian Life reports major profit boost
GUARDIAN LIFE recorded profits of more than $300 million for 2002, a 55 per cent increase over the previous year.

Good year for First Global
FIRST GLOBAL Bank had an outstanding year in 2002, recording substantial gains over 2001 in key areas of its operations.

Bankers have a bigger role to play
FOR THE small business sector to progress there has to be significant changes in three key areas.

The RGD is losing money
THE REGISTRAR General's Department (RGD), the official agency for registration of births, deaths and marriages, ended the 2002 financial year with disappointing financial results, despite better than expected performance on income.

PriceSmart opens door for local products
PRICESMART - THE US - style shopping warehouse that is soon to begin doing business in Jamaica - has indicated that its Jamaican operation will be a major seller of local products...

Dealing with incompetence
THE PROBLEM is simple, the people who buy computers often don't know very much about them or their programmes. If they do, the persons to which they are assigned are a shade above incompetent.